Enlargements of Viewing Zone and Screen Size of Holographic Displays Using MEMS SLM Combined with Scanning Systems

Abstract

The problems of conventional holographic display techniques, which are the requirements of a sub-micron pixel pitch and ultra-high resolution for spatial light modulators (SLMs) to enlarge the viewing zone and screen size, can be addressed using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) SLMs combined with spatial scanning systems. Various scanning systems have been efficiently combined with high-speed image generation of MEMS SLMs based on the time-multiplexing technique. The horizontal scanning system enlarged the viewing zone and screen size, the circular scanning system provided 360° three-dimensional (3D) images, and the RGB scanning system generated color 3D images. The screen size can be increased scalably using a multichannel system based on the space-multiplexing technique. The use of a short laser pulse illumination system eliminates the mechanical scanning system and greatly simplifies the display system. The measurements of the accommodation responses of human eyes showed that 3D images generated by the screen scanning holographic display have a possibility to solve the visual fatigue issue caused by the vergence–accommodation conflict, which prevents the long-time usage of conventional 3D displays.